RELEASES

When recording, we infuse meditation and improvisation into our process to maintain a state of eternal presence: each tone, looped phrase, or note cluster is treated as an unexpected, yet welcomed, guest.

Using a combination of bass guitar, modular synthesizer, found sounds, and singing bowls, we strive to create relaxing atmospheres and interesting textures. Influenced equally by the likes of early minimalists and new age pioneers, our music beckons you to explore the space between sounds while going on your own inward journey.

Recorded in 2017 at Casa Adobe de San Rafael (Glendale), as part of Fiesta de Las Luminarias during a Cacao Ceremony, led by Madre Jaguar.

Originally performed in one continuous motion, Music For Restoration is an improvised composition that is equally inspired by our instruments, each other and the participants in the hour-long ceremony. This recording comes after countless performances using a similar framework and similar instrumentation, but with a confidence and ease that time bestows.

This is the first in a series of meditation cassettes that pair up musicians with meditation facilitators. In 2016 we were approached by Liz and Dwight from Crash Symbols to help curate a series inspired by meditation cassettes of the early 80s. We jumped at the opportunity and suggested that the first installment be us with Jesse Fleming.

We started collaborating with Jesse at 356 Mission Gallery after learning he held a weekly meditation called Sunday Sit. We felt our music would benefit the mindfulness practice, so we contacted Jesse, went to a sit and offered to perform for the group. We did a small test run, which was warmly received, and so on an almost-monthly basis we performed for this group, sometimes alongside Jesse, sometimes by ourselves. In both cases, we recorded the sessions.

Heart & Insight Meditations is inspired by these gatherings and the music is the actual recording from the first two sits we performed at in 2015.

s a companion piece, we created a video for the first side of the meditation to serve as a visual centerpiece for your practice. In keeping with our FlemingXESB theme, we edited down a 90m video piece originally seen at Cycle, a 12 hour meditation installation at UCLA Broad Art Center, which was curated and organized by Jesse. View the Video Here

An expanded audio release created to celebrate the biological indicators of spring. With music recorded in the hills of Hollywood, and ridges of Big Sur, it also includes a bonus track recorded for KCHUNG’s laser tag installation. The art incorporated with this release is a zine of macro photography shot by Brian and Ang, accompanied by some of Ang’s prose.

“How wonderful it is to be wonderful, when growth is infinite,and life’s meaning is vast.”